Nádson Rodrigues de Souza

Brazilian footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBrazilian footballer
A.K.A.Nadson Rodrigues de Souza
A.K.A.Nadson Rodrigues de Souza
PlacesBrazil South Korea
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth30 January 1982, Serrinha
Age42 years
The details

Biography

Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, usually known as Nádson (born 30 January 1982) is a Brazilian football player.

Career

Before he moved to Suwon in South Korea, he played for Brazilian side Esporte Clube Vitória, and was a squad member of the Brazilian 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup side.

Nádson is known by fans of the K-League as "Nadgol", a portmanteau of the words 'Nádson' and 'Goal'. He was the first ever foreign MVP, during the 2004 K-League season.

After suffering serious injury problems during the 2006 season, Nádson went on loan to Corinthians, as a short-term replacement for West Ham United-bound Carlos Tevez, following the 2006 World Cup.

On 24 July 2008, Nádson transferred to Japanese football club Vegalta Sendai, he left the club after 6 months on 30 December 2008 and turned back to his youth club Vitória[1].

On January 2010, Nádson transferred to Sport.

National team statistics

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
200320
Total20

Honours

  • Campeonato Pernambucano in 2010 with Sport Recife

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